The End

Tues 4/28 If you are reading this we are probably already on our way home. The last week has been an all day every day marathon. We flew to Uluru and took a walk around part of the base of the rock with a 90 year old aboriginal woman who told the myths and legends of her tribe and stories of what life was like when she was a child. It was great. I wished we had several more days there. Next was Kakadu National Park, one of the main places we wanted to see. We did a scenic flight over it and Arnem Land - all aboriginal country and bigger that you can imagine. Then we went on a boat trip in the Yellow Water Billabong and had a close encounter with a salt water crocodile and hundreds of beautiful birds. Very exciting. Then it was off to Cairns on the beautiful tropical north east coast. Yesterday we snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef. I couldn't believe we were actually there. Today we took a train up into the mountains to a small village and a rainforest preserve then rode back down the mountain on a cable car just barely skimming the top of the rainforest canopy. Tomorrow we go to a rainforest that is older than the Amazon and swim in the Coral Sea. And then it is over. The trip has been everything we hoped for and more. But we are tired and probably couldn't keep going at this pace much longer. We do miss everyone and will be glad to be back with you again. See you soon.